Sony has partnered with Google to add Android TV. With the cord-cutting generation in full force using applications to stream content to Smart TV, this is a major strategic move by a television manufacturer making a comeback.

I played my first Google Play movie last night controlling it via my Galaxy Nexus through my Chromecast. I have included some screen shots below. The experience was seamless and had no issues. The picture quality is on the level of 1080i/720p. My TV did not re-sync the image to 1920x1080 at 24Hz

Samsung has slashed the price of its new 55" (KN55S9C) curved OLED TV set. This undercuts competitor LG by $6000. Samsung states the production yields have increased over the past several years with OLED production thus reducing cost. When OLED TV sets were first introduced they were small and expensive.

With all of the new 4K TV sets hitting the market all of them have the older HDMI 1.4a connection. HDMI 1.4a can do 24 fps at 8 bit color. 4K is expected to push this to 10/12bit color at 60fps. The only manufacturer that has stated they will provide an upgrade kit is Samsung.

Google's bombshell news of the Chromecast device will change the television industry whether they like it or not. You now have the ability to use your mobile device to send a request for a device to pull down from the web your request.